Extensive Reading-Book B Unit 74 (K)

alliances

동맹, 연합
The three companies formed an alliance to develop a new drug.

conducive

전도의, 전도력 있는
Watching too much TV is not conducive developing an intelligent mind.

cost-efficient

비용 효율[효과]이 높은
Automakers are competing to develop the most cost-efficient automobile.

edge

우세, 유리
In terms of education, she had an edge over the other applicants.

embargoes

출항 금지
The United States placed an embargo on imports from Canada.

evolution

발달, 발전
With the evolution of personal computers, people are able to communicate much more effectively.

exploitation

이기적 이용, (노동력의)착취
The exploitation of the company's resources was crucial in order for the company to make a profit.

fluctuating

변동이 있는
Because of his fluctuating grades, his parents decided to home school him so that he could get more individualized help.

foreign

외국의
After graduating from college, she visited over 30 foreign countries.

fostered

육성하다, 촉진하다
The teacher fostered a love of reading in her students.

hassle

혼전, 혼란
She shopped online because she wanted to avoid the hassle of waiting in long lines.

investors

투자자
The inventor was able to market his product with the help of three investors.

lucrative

돈이 벌리는
Selling used cars was quite lucrative until the economy faces a recession.

offending

불쾌감을 주는, 성가신
The mother decided to cancel her cable service because of too many offending TV shows.

spawn

낳다
The loosening of government control has spawned many new businesses.

standardized

표준에 맞춘
American students take a standardized test each year to asses their academic achievements.

transactions

(업무 등의)처리
Although the business was legal, most of their foreign transactions were illegal.

unions

결합
A union of a man and a wife is called a marriage.

viably

생존 가능한
The fetus could not viably survive in the mother's womb.

waged

행하다
The conflict between the two countries waged on for decades.